[Gulliver observes a giant carrying a fish on Brobdingnag] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver observes a giant carrying a fish on Brobdingnag]
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); giants; imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see Gulliver watching a giant from Brobdingnag carrying a large fish over his shoulder. The image comes when Gulliver describes the countryside in Brobdingnag. Gulliver leans on a rock, relaxing. The giant is hunched over with a large fish thrown over its shoulder. We see the backs of Gulliver and the giant. Next to Gulliver is a large basket. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20918
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20918_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); giants; imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters